Macropharyngodon bipartitus (two
subspecies, M. b. bipartitus Smith 1957 and M. b.
marisrubri Randall 1978, the first found in the western Indian
Ocean, but not the Red Sea, the latter found in the Red Sea's
upper Gulf of Aqaba. No discernible differences in appearance or
survivability to aquarists To about four inches in length. House of
Fins pic of a female.

Macropharyngodon meleagris (Valenciennes
1839), the most common species offered in this genus to the
aquarium trade, is either THE Leopard or Guinea Fowl Leopard Wrasse
(3). Indo-Pacific; Cocos Keeling to the Western Pacific. To six
inches in length. Aquarium photo of initial phase individual